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The GOP War on Workers Has Killed Again
It's time to end the 34-year-old war on working people in the United States, and give all Americans an equal shot at success.
Labor Day Reality for Humanity on the Gallows – or Shall We Imagine Differently?
The US holiday Labor Day is a joke. Again there will be no visible strikes and no muscle-flexing by the labor movement.
If Unions Are Breaking Automakers, Why Are BMW and Mercedes So Rich?
In Germany, auto workers get paid well and their companies still profit. Author Thom Hartmann on why living wages and corporate success don't have to be mutually exclusive.
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Labor Day Victories to Celebrate
It would be easy to go on about how bad things are for labor rights, but it is worth highlighting a couple of good news items against the current …
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The Humanity of Michael Brown
Racism isn't simply bigotry; at root, it's about dignity and denigration.
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Let’s Give Workers Something to Cheer About
Labor Day should be a day on, not a day off, in the effort to reclaim the American dream for working people.
Global Warming and Economic Crisis Lead to One Solution: Climate Jobs
May Boeve from 350.org and Bruce Hamilton of the Amalgamated Transit Union discuss how the environmental and labor movements have united to organize the People's Climate Summit in New …
Heralding a National Trend? Enrollment Surges as New York City Begins Full-Day Prekindergarten for 50,000 Kids
As the school year begins, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is launching his signature initiative of full-day universal prekindergarten at public schools.
Court Rules That FedEx Employees Are FedEx Employees – Why This Matters
FedEx has been pretending that their employees are u201cindependent contractorsu201d even though they are FedEx employees. Just in time for Labor Day, a court ruled they are indeed FedEx …
Making a Living on a Living Planet
On Labor Day 1940, American workers faced the aftermath of the Great Depression, with mass unemployment persisting and a divided labor movement facing a renewed counterattack from corporate America.